Another day, another bad-tempered debate between two diametrically opposed politicians on immigration. This morning’s ding-dong on Radio 4 between Ukip’s Paul Nuttall and Labour’s Mike Gapes fell into the category of Debates That Won’t Change Anyone’s Mind But Will Make Them Grumpy Before 9am – a modern-day Sisyphean punishment.
The pair were discussing Ukip’s European elections, which in case you decided to take Easter off from being habitually outraged, are below:
Nuttall was arguing that his party was on the side of the British people on this issue and that the posters were simply presenting the facts.
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